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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through "Lines Composed a Few Miles above Tintern Abbey, on Revisiting the Banks of the Wye during a Tour, July 13, 1798" Lines 51-113.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does the speaker mean when he says he was "'mid the din/ Of towns and cities" (lines 26-27)?
(a) In the city, he was surrounded by loud, unpleasant noise.
(b) In the city, he was surrounded by crowds and confusion.
(c) In the city, he was often tired and hungry.
(d) In the city, he was often forced to hurry and rush through things.

2. What is the speaker referring to with the phrase "These beauteous forms" (line 23)?
(a) The entire landscape.
(b) The unripe fruits.
(c) The wreaths of smoke.
(d) The hermit and vagrants.

3. What are "copses" (line 14)?
(a) Shallow dips in the landscape.
(b) The decayed remains of buildings.
(c) Spots of contrasting color.
(d) Stands of trees and brush.

4. What is the best definition of "sublime" in the context of line 38?
(a) Complete and total.
(b) To purify or refine.
(c) Transcendent experience.
(d) Passing from one phase of matter into another.

5. How do the speaker's present emotions compare with his past emotions?
(a) His emotions are now less concealed and secretive.
(b) His emotions are now more muted and controlled.
(c) His emotions are now deeper and more overwhelming.
(d) His emotions are now less complicated and confusing.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which is most likely to be the intended effect of the repetition and redundancies throughout the first two verse paragraphs?

2. What is the best definition of "impels" in the context of line 102?

3. What idea is conveyed by the details listed toward the end of the fourth verse paragraph?

4. What do lines 60 and 61 describe with expressions like "recognitions dim and faint"?

5. What is the best definition of "cataract" in the context of line 78?

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